Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-04-14
NOTES ON ETIQUETTE.
How You Can Make Yourself Popular will
Friends and Strangers.

How You Can Make Yourself Popular Will
Friends and Strangers.
When you are invited to dine at the
house of friend or acquaintance, it is
not considered good form to reply that
you would enjoy it above all things
but, unfortunately, you are very hun
cry and do not see how you can posi-
bly, accommodate him At all events,
never make matters worse by adding
that you will be pleased to come some
other time-on Fast Day, for instance.
On being asked to ''take something"
whatever that may mean, it is hardly
proper to inform the inviter that your
stomach has some rights which you are
bound to respect, and if it is all the
same to him, you will take as an equiv
alent the money which the "some-
thing" would cost
As the generality of mankind stands
in pressing need of exercise, it is duty
you owe to society to furnish Others
with all the exercise you can possibly
vouchsafe to them. Hence, when walk
ing the streets, trail your cane or UNI
brella, so that the man behind you shall
be kept hopping and skipping about
like an insane kangaroo, in order to
keep himself from tripping over your
offensive weapon.
1t has been pointed out that the seats
in rail car are death-traps which have
fashion of shutting up and holding
the occupant until the fire in the over
turned stove has time to cremate him
or her; consequently it will be seen
that you do kindness to others, es-
pecially to women, by preventing them,
if possible, from obtaining seats. Ii
they are made to stand, of course they
escape the dangers incident to the per-
ilous seat. The knowledge of having
performed kind act always fills one
with supreme pleasure, especially when
he can contemplate his good act in q
comfortable position.
AS it is very trying to ones eyes to
read print in the cars, it is proper for
you to prevent your neighbor from in
juring his eyesight by reading his news
paper. Therefore put stop to his read
ing, either by talking to him continually
about something-no matter what, SC
that it interests yourself-orread to him
detached sentences and good things
from your own paper. He may moi
thank you; but what of that9 Because
he is ungrateful, must you therefore
forget your duty to your fellow manP
When you are enjoying your cigal
alone, and a friend drops in tell hin
YOU would ask him to smoke, but yor
fear that the smoke of two such cigars
would suflocate both of you. You
friend will greatly enjoy your pleas
antry and he will also be happy because
of the opportunity you have given hin
to inform all his acquaintance, and al
yours, that you smoke mighty poo
cigars, Besides, you save cigar
When one is telling you long ant
dry story about the way his housemai'
goes on, put on a melancholy look ant
put stop to his story at the earlies
convenient moment by asking him SOM
irrevelant question, as, for example
what he thinks of the late strike, wha
his opinions are of a possible war il
Europe, or what are his views on whit
mice or the eventual restoration of tn
Jews. Your doleful face will show hin
that you sympathize deeply in his sui
ferings, and your clever turning of tn
subject of conversation will convinc
him, if he had any doubts before, tina
his story is too painful for you to liste
to ii.
When the shopman has given you to
much money in change, say nothing
but put the money in your pocket.
is always notifying to be told of one
errors. Then it should be remembers
the opportunities o! being paid fer enc
, forbearance are too infrequent to |
neglected.
These are only few of the many mic
points of etiquette that might be mel
toned; but they will suffice to sho
that one who knows nothing about ct
quette can write as well upon that sui
iect as upon any other with which he
equally unacquainted. Boston Tral
} script.